Summary Of Exercise By Harvey Simon

The article written by Harvey Simon in the New York Times is about the effects exercise has on the heart, Simon discusses both the immediate effects of exercise as well as the delayed effects. The article also discusses the risks of not exercising, saying that if a person regularly and vigorously exercises, that person will have the lowest risk of heart disease. Simon discusses the difference between vigorous and moderate exercise. Simon says that vigorous exercise may not be as effective in improving heart health as regular moderate exercise. And the actual number of minutes of exercise is important. The number of minutes recommended daily is 30. The article also speaks to people with health concerns who might want to do less active exercise
Coote says that when exercise is done, the vagal tone of that person is improved. The reason vagal tone is important to this experiment is because that person will have a lower heart rate. The article is specifically talking about Olympic athletes who train for endurance, who even though their heart rate may skyrocket, the athletes are able to relax and lower their heart rate to be prepared for the next event. The way these athletes have so vigorously trained changed the shape of the left side of their heart, and that change in size allows for the athletes to have a lower resting heart rate even in their training. In the case of these athletes, endurance training has made the athletes able to lower their resting heart rate to allow for the opportunity of more vigorous and active training at a lower working heart rate as well. This article is applicable to this specific experiment because the research explains how extreme exercise over a long time changes how your heart beats during exercise. So the people tested will not only be affected by the exercise completed during the trial, but their heart rates will be affected by their resting heart rates to begin with (due to their previous level of regular